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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on December 04, 2018, 11:40:07 AM

Title: Douglas XA4D-1 Skyhawk, Maquette Lindberg, 1/48
Post by: Jicehem on December 04, 2018, 11:40:07 AM
Hello mates,

Another vintage kit from Lindberg built in April, 1996 : Douglas XF4D-1 Skyhawk.
This kit appeared in 1954 or 1955.
The artwork by Ray Gaedke :
(https://i.servimg.com/u/f13/10/07/63/16/dougla14.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/10076316/13383)

In some respects this kit is not accurate, such as the shape of the delta-wing (but the rendering is not bad) and particularly the nose undercarriage leg that I changed against a more accurate one :
(https://i.servimg.com/u/f13/10/07/63/16/100_9510.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/10076316/13384)

(https://i.servimg.com/u/f13/10/07/63/16/100_9511.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/10076316/13385)

(https://i.servimg.com/u/f13/10/07/63/16/100_9512.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/10076316/13386)

Jicéhem :-wave
Title: Re: Douglas XA4D-1 Skyhawk, Maquette Lindberg, 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 04, 2018, 12:39:37 PM
So rare subject in any aspect of that words!!!
Title: Re: Douglas XA4D-1 Skyhawk, Maquette Lindberg, 1/48
Post by: modellius on December 08, 2018, 01:49:51 PM
nice subject mate ! nice work !